Tuesday, February 26, 2013

We just can't get enough of this amazing bling ribbon! It is so fabulous, versatile and easy to use. Vases, candles, picture frames, gift tins and earrings...we have got you covered from center pieces to gifts for the bridal party! Don't forget to scroll down and check out Sunday's blog from Kahului for more great quick and easy wedding glam ideas!

Monday, February 25, 2013

Do you swoon over a new font you found on the Internet? Do you stop and stare at a well printed sign? Do you love typography and all things wordy? Do you love type so much that you never, ever want to be parted from it? So much so that you want to wear wonderfully font-tastic jewelry every where you go?

If you answered yes to any of
these questions, I made this necklace just for you! It's the perfect
accompaniment to any word nerd's attire, and as you can see, it's a
testament to your gumption, courage, and general moxie-tude.

If you want to create your own typographic statement jewelry, all you need is some shrink plastic (yes, I am talking about those good old shrinky-dinks that you used to play with when you were seven and had to bug your parents to stick in the oven for you), a 1/4" hole punch, some chain, jump rings, a clasp, and a sparkly crystal on a head pin for the extra accent.

Then, you can download your new favorite font, print up a wonderful word (like moxie) and simply trace your word onto your piece of shrink plastic. The necklace above is made with matte shrink plastic and a slick writer pen from American Crafts. Don't forget to cut out your word and punch your holes before you start to shrink. String everything up on a chain and show off your new word nerd style. Oh the moxie-ness of it all!

Puna @ Enchanted Lake

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Sunday, February 24, 2013

Today's Idea & Inspiration is Quick & Easy Wedding Glam using our Rhinestone Ribbon and Sterling Silver spray paint. I did both these projects in less than an hour. As an added bonus, the King & Queen candlesticks were made for less than $2.00 each.

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Gift cards are great for Birthdays, Anniversaries, Graduation or any special ocassion! You don't have to keep searching for the "right gift", she would love a gift card....get one from her favorite store (Ben Franklin!) & she can get the item she's been wishing for! Create a unique & beautiful gift card holder that says she's special! The one pictured above is super-easy to make, cut,score & fold a 4-1/4" X 11" printed cardstock, double-stick tape, a bit of embellishment & you're good to go!
Don't forget to join us on Saturday, February 23rd from 10am-2pm for a Girl's Day Celebration (there's a celebration at every craft store)! There will be make-n-takes, demonstrations & even delicious Mochi!
There's always something crafty going on at Pearl City!
gloria @ Pearl City

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

We have an awesome variety of kraft colored, ready to decorate notebooks that are so cool and very inexpensive.

This is a great gift/favor idea for so many occasions..... turn it into a best wishes/address book for your Grad or classmates, a fun diary or journal for all ages, a gift log for a baby/wedding shower, or a mini scrapbook you can take and share with your friends anywhere!

The ideas are endless! I had fun making this example with some of our beautiful card stock, galaxy marker, bakers twine, stamps and stamp pads...I even added a little pocket with double stick tape!

So easy and fun, and super affordable...I can't wait to make a bunch and share them with my friends!!!

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Today's Idea & Inspiration is a "Found Object" Bird house. Granted... there is a lot to be "found" in a craft store, (we do have our share of odd & ends) so I settled on a theme to keep it from becoming overwhelming.

The base for this bird house is a frame that had lost one of its legs; the post - a broken dowel; the bird house itself had been damaged and I hot glued it back together.

I spray painted the whole piece with left over sterling silver paint.

Treble & bass clefs were formed using a thick silver wire and then pounded flat.

Vintaj heart plates were embossed with Vintaj gear works and then spray painted sterling, as were the Vintaj birds, heart lock & key.

Elements were attached with T pins, nails and a glue gun.

The clock works was also broken, so I broke it further and pieced it back together onto the bird house, painting & hot gluing each piece.

The eclips machine was used to cut our new Sticky Back Chalkboard vinyl into letters. I then gave the letters an "antique" look highlighting them with a silver Sharpi﻿e.

Scraps of cardstock & vellum were embossed with embossing powder and a heat tool.

We can now start to string on the seed beads onto the shortened eye pins. After the seed beads are on, loop the end of the pin to create an eye that is similar in size to the other end. Eyes need to face the same way. You will need to lay each eye pin onto your bead mat in sequence of completion from left to right. The eye loop that you make should always be on the top.

1. String on 13 white seed beads, loop the end and place onto your mat.

2. String on 6 white seed beads, then 3 red seed beads, and then 4 white seed beads. Loop the end and place onto your mat.

3. String on 5 white seed beads, then 5 red seed beads, and then 3 white seed beads. Loop the end and place onto your mat.

4. String on 4 white seed beads, then 5 red seed beads, and then 4 white seed beads. Loop the end and place onto your mat.

5. String on 2 white seed beads, then 6 red seed beads, and then 5 white seed beads. Loop the end and place onto your mat.

6. String on 4 white seed beads, then 5 red seed beads, and then 4 white seed beads. Loop the end and place onto your mat.

7. String on 5 white seed beads, then 5 red seed beads, and then 3 white seed beads. Loop the end and place onto your mat.

8. String on 6 white seed beads, then 3 red seed beads, and then 4 white seed beads. Loop the end and place onto your mat.

9. String on 13 white seed beads and then loop the end and place onto your mat.

Take a 2 inch eye pin and string on a white seed bead. Now string on each beaded eye pin starting from the left and moving to the right, stringing on a white seed bead between each one. After the last eye pin is strung on, string on a white seed bead. Trim the end down so that you can loop the end to create and eye then same size as the one on the other end. Repeat this process for the bottom eyes.

Take 4 head pins. On each one, string on a white seed beads, a 3mm red bicone, and another white seed bead. Loop the end into an eye and trim down. Attach a beaded head pin to each corner of the scroll.

Take an eye pin and string on a white seed bead, a 4mm bicone and another white seed bead. Loop the end into an eye and trim down.

Cut the chain to get 2 sections that are 3/4 of an inch. Attach one section to the top left eye of your scroll and the other section to the top right eye of your scroll. Join the two ends of chain to the beaded eye pin and then attach an ear wire.

Repeat all for the other side of the earring.

I'm thinking that this technique could also work for a pattern of different designs but the hard part will be to figure out the seed bead placement. Please scroll down to read about the tree of life projects at our Pearl City BFC and have a wonderful Valentine's Day!

A team of beautiful ladies from PACT came in and created one of a kind Trees of Life. They chose their leaves & flower colors, learned the techinque of twisting wires for branches and tree trunk and created thier own unique tree. Aren't they beautiful? There's always something crafty going on at Pearl City! We have lots of classes, workshops & demonstations...come join us! This week-end, Gayle will be teaching a Beginner's Beaded Charms class...if you haven't beaded a charm before, you start with the mandatory basic Tamari Ball & go from there. Learn the Tamari Ball this week-end & you can join Gayle next week-end for another cute beaded charm. Next Saturday, February 23rd, Gayle will be teaching & demonstrating Hello Kitty beading for our Hello Kitty Girls' Day Celebration! Set the date on your calendar & join us!
gloria @ Pearl City

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

It love the giant clothespins we have in the stores...so I decided to throw on some paint and feathers and make these beautiful note/card/picture holders/ center pieces. This idea makes for great table markers at a wedding, a fun note/photo display in your home or office.....or you could stick a magnet on the back and use it to show off your A+ paper on the fridge.

Monday, February 11, 2013

If you're like me and looking for a romantic, shabby chic feel for your decor, you need to know how to make your own mercury glass! You can find really nice mercury glass pieces in a store but they're going to cost a lot. Thank goodness I found a helpful site on Pinterest that had a great tutorial on how to make your own mercury glass look. I had to try it out myself, and now I'm passing my version on to you.

First, get your supplies together. You need some glass pieces like the
ones in the picture below, a spray bottle, white vinegar, water, and
Krylon Looking Glass Mirror-Like Paint. The Looking Glass paint is a
spray paint, so don't forget to do this project in a well ventilated
area.

Next, fill your spray bottle half way with vinegar and the rest with water. Lightly spritz your glass pieces until they have little beads of water on them.

Then, before the water dries, very lightly spray the Looking Glass spray paint onto the glass. Make sure that the nozzle is at least 6 inches away from what you're spraying, otherwise the paint will run because it's very watery. Gently dab your glass with some paper towel or kleenex (preferably something without much lint) to take off some of the paint. You can repeat the last couple of steps a few times for a more mercury glass like effect, but I only spritzed and sprayed twice in all.

Here's how my mercury glass looks. Aren't they beautiful? I have to admit though, after my paint and my water/vinegar mixture dried completely, I went back over all of the glasses with another super light (I held the nozzle about a foot away from the glass pieces) coat of paint because I wanted just a little more shine. All in all I made 8 small glass pieces and I don't think I went through half of my spray paint.

These three pieces are going into a vintage birdcage in our store so you can always drop in to see them. I hope you enjoyed the post, have fun with your mercury glass making!

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

It's easy to make theme party favors with these round acrylic treat boxes! If you have little artistic talent (like me!), use a picture from a coloring book as your template. Just place the cover over the image & glue on flat back gems. If you don't want the bling, you can trace the image with deco color markers & add embellishments as desired.
Don't forget to stop in at the Pearl City store for our *Hearts & Flowers make-n-takes from 11am-1pm on Saturday, February 9th. You can create an EZ Beaded Heart, a Valentine Candy Kisses Holder or a Candy Kiss Rose Bud for your special Valentine.
There's always something crafting going on at Pearl City!
gloria @ Pearl City

You can decorate one letter or spell something out... they are great wall decorations or center pieces for any occasion. Collage it with pictures and memories for for your graduate or new baby. They come in a variety of sizes and styles....wood or paper mache.

...paper mache letters are on sale until Feb 9th..so get to your nearest Ben Franklin and pick some up today!

Make sure you scroll down and check out our Crankin Out Crafts Episode for more amazing letter ideas!

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Today's Idea & Inspiration is a Valentine sculpture made with medium size paper mache letters. Using Bo Bunny Valentine 12X12 paper it was simple and fun to make this X & O piece for our Valentine decor.